Monday, April 1, 2013

Wisdom

Photo by Lori Kennedy

Wisdom

by Lori Kennedy

“If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given
to you. God is generous and won’t correct you for asking.”James
1:5(CEV)

Oh how I wish I
knew at 25 what I know at 45 after 20 more years of living, being a mother and
wife, seeking God, and 20 more years of falling down and getting back up over
and over again. Each day I continue to have life, I realize how much I don’t
know and how much there is still to learn.
I remember back to the days when I thought old consisted of anyone over
the age of 25 and I thought “old” people were dumb. I also thought I knew just about everything
about everything and oh so much more than anyone else knew.

We can say
that’s just a stage young people go through.Or, we can call it what it is…the sin of pride.I was seeking a life consisting of what I
considered successful by the world’s standards.For me it all stemmed from not understanding my identity and not seeking
Christ in all things.I was not a Christ
follower at that time and in my people pleasing overachieving way, I was
attempting to find worldly success at the sacrifice of my very self; my heart,
my dreams and my desires.I became wise
in my own eyes.God had very special
plans for me but I was not seeking them because I was too busy selfishly
seeking what I wanted and what I considered was successful; which was worldly
success.

We have all been
created with the internal desire to make a difference in this world.It’s how our heavenly Father designed
us.If we don’t seek wisdom from God in
living that out, we might end up seeking things that aren’t part of His hope
for our lives.Those things may not even
be bad things.I once read about a girl
who defined herself through her success at swimming.It was all she lived for.Swimming in itself is not a bad thing, but if
you are defining yourself through your success at any given activity (for me
music, playing guitar, singing), then, sooner or later, you will be left
feeling unsatisfied.If our identity is
determined by our success at something, then that can be a problem as there
will be times that we will fall short of that success.The first way to make a difference is to find
our identity in Him and seek His will.By making Him famous first, you will make the largest difference in this
world.

The scripture
above says to ask God for wisdom and it will be given to you.I don’t know about you, but I want to make a
difference in this world and I want to do it God’s way not man’s way and not my
way.I need ongoing and continued wisdom
for that.Wisdom that I don’t have inside
myself; but wisdom that I can get by asking God for it through prayer, seeking
it through reading God’s Word, and communicating with God’s people.

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